More than a month after he was convicted of sexual assault, George Tiba is back in Boulder and set to appear before a judge Thursday for the first time since he fled to California in the midst of his trial.

Tiba was extradited from San Francisco over the weekend, and is now booked into the Boulder County Jail. He is set to appear Thursday morning before Boulder District Judge Andrew MacDonald, the same judge who oversaw Tiba's week-long trial.

Tiba failed to appear Dec. 13 for the last day of his trial on charges of sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman he met at Boulder's Walrus Saloon last February.

Officials say Tiba, who lives in Evans, was free on $50,000 bond, but failed to charge the battery on his GPS ankle monitor and never showed up for court.

MacDonald revoked Tiba's bond and issued a warrant for his arrest. Kathryn Herold, Tiba's attorney, pushed for a mistrial, but MacDonald ruled the trial would continue.

After two hours of deliberation Dec. 13, the jury found Tiba guilty of two counts of sexual assault, one count of second-degree burglary and one count of theft.

Boulder police contacted authorities in San Francisco after they learned he might try to move there. On Dec. 19, Tiba was arrested without incident in that city.

Deputy District Attorney Katharina Booth — who tried Tiba's case — said Tiba will be advised of the conviction at Thursday's hearing since he was not in court for the reading of the verdict.

Tiba, who at the moment is being held without bond, also will have a new bond amount and a new sentencing date set.

Under Colorado law, sex offenders are subject to indeterminate sentencing, whereby they may be kept in prison until they complete a treatment program.

Boulder police — who were assisted in the case by the Evans Police Department — said Tiba assaulted the victim in her Boulder home on 11th Street between 2 and 10 a.m. Feb. 17.

The victim told police she met Tiba the night before while out with friends at the Walrus, 1911 11th St. She said he also stole cash and other items from her home after the assault.

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